From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: George Dowding Subject: timestamp variables Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:59:51 -0400 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113f0c8a612a84053f25c812 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45548) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bwWnx-00032k-VE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:59:54 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bwWnx-0005ut-67 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:59:54 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-x232.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c06::232]:34148) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bwWnw-0005ud-W9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:59:53 -0400 Received: by mail-oi0-x232.google.com with SMTP id t73so255744393oie.1 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2016 08:59:52 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --001a113f0c8a612a84053f25c812 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi, I'm trying to create some TODOs in different projects with deadlines based on different software releases. My initial thought would be to use a variable to set the deadlines. The reason being that planned deadline sometimes slips to a later date and I would like to update the deadline in one place. I'm open to organize things differently, but this example should show what I a m getting at. Right now, this is what I'm doing * proj1 ** TODO bug1 DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 Tue> ** TODO bug2 DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 Tue> ** TODO bug3 DEADLINE: <2017-02-01 Wed> * proj2 ** TODO feat1 DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 Tue> ** TODO feat2 DEADLINE: <2017-03-01 Wed> ** TODO feat3 DEADLINE: <2017-06-01 Thu> But I would like to do something like this so that I can keep the project work together and update the release deadlines in one place as they change. * releases ** foo DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 Tue> ** foo.1 DEADLINE: <2017-03-01 Wed> ** bar DEADLINE: <2017-06-01 Thu> * proj1 ** TODO bug1 DEADLINE: ** TODO bug2 DEADLINE: ** TODO bug3 DEADLINE: * proj2 ** TODO feat1 DEADLINE: ** TODO feat2 DEADLINE: ** TODO feat3 DEADLINE: Thanks, George --001a113f0c8a612a84053f25c812 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

I'm trying to create some TODOs= in different projects with deadlines based on different software releases.= My initial thought would be to use a variable to set the deadlines. The re= ason being that planned deadline sometimes slips to a later date and I woul= d like to update the deadline in one place.

I'= m open to organize things differently, but this example should show what I = a m getting at.

Right now, this is what I'm do= ing

* proj1
** TODO bug1
= =C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 Tue>
** TODO bug2
<= div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 Tue>
** TODO bug3
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2017-02-01 Wed>
* proj2
** TODO feat1
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 Tue>= ;
** TODO feat2
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2017-03-01 W= ed>
** TODO feat3
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2017-06= -01 Thu>

But I would like to do something= like this so that I can keep the project work together and update the rele= ase deadlines in one place as they change.

* = releases
** foo
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2017-01-31 T= ue>
** foo.1 =C2=A0=C2=A0
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <= ;2017-03-01 Wed>
** bar
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLINE: <2= 017-06-01 Thu>
* proj1
** TODO bug1
=C2=A0= =C2=A0DEADLINE: <foo>
** TODO bug2
=C2=A0 =C2=A0= DEADLINE: <foo>
** TODO bug3
=C2=A0 =C2=A0DEADLIN= E: <foo.1>
* proj2
** TODO feat1
=C2=A0= =C2=A0DEADLINE: <foo>
** TODO feat2
=C2=A0 =C2= =A0DEADLINE: <foo.1>
** TODO feat3
=C2=A0 =C2=A0D= EADLINE: <bar>

Thanks,
Georg= e
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